sealtstan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *saltastain, equivalent to sealt (“salt”) +‎ stān (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæ͜ɑltˌstɑːn/, [ˈsæ͜ɑɫtˌstɑːn]

Noun

sealtstān n

1. rock salt
2. a stone or pillar formed from salt

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sealtstān	sealtstānas
accusative	sealtstān	sealtstānas
genitive	sealtstānes	sealtstāna
dative	sealtstāne	sealtstānum

Descendants

• Middle English: salt stan, salt ston, saltstone, salteston
  • English: saltstone
  • Scots: salt stane